Notre Dame Academy (Los Angeles, California)

For other schools of the same name, see Notre Dame High School (disambiguation).

Notre Dame Academy
Address
2851 Overland Avenue Los Angeles , (Los Angeles County) , California 90064 United States
Coordinates	34°2′4″N 118°25′10″W
Information
Type	Private, All-Female
Motto	Educating young women to make a difference.
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1949
Oversight	Archdiocese of Los Angeles
President	Nancy Coonis
Principal	Lilliam Paetzold
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	379 (2012)
Color(s)	Crimson and Gold
Mascot	Regal Gryphon
Team name	Regal Gryphons
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Newspaper	"The Queen's Press"
Yearbook	"Royale"
Tuition	$12,500 for all grades (excluding registration and class fees)
Dean of Students	Brianna Berlin
Director of Academics	Brad Fuller
Admissions Director	Kristin Callaghan
Website	http://www.ndala.com

Notre Dame Academy is a private, all-girls Catholic High School located in West Los Angeles, California. Part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, it was founded in 1949 by the Sisters of Notre Dame. The school's mission is to form women of faith, promote academic excellence, inspire a life of learning, and develop Christian leaders committed to service.

Academics

The school offers 16 advanced placement classes and 12 honors classes. 100% of its graduates attend college with 96% attending four-year institutions and with the other 4% attending two-year colleges.

Athletics

Notre Dame Academy provides 10 sports, including:

• Volleyball
• Track and Field
• Basketball
• Swimming
• Soccer
• Softball
• Cross Country
• Tennis

• Equestrian
• Beach Volleyball

Performing and Visual Art

Performing Art programs include:

• Drama

The school's drama department was invited to the Edinburgh Fringe Theater Festival in the summer of 2006, where they gave four outstanding performances of Bob Carlton's Return to the Forbidden Planet, a parody of William Shakespeare's The Tempest.

• Choir
• Dance

Visual Art programs include:

• Drawing
• Painting
• 2-D Design
• Film
• Photography

Notable alumni

• Lana Condor, actress in the upcoming film, X-Men: Apocalypse

External links

• Notre Dame Academy